neighbourhood in Leiden
Noorderkwartier
5,600 residents · postal code 2316 · Part of Leiden-Noord, Leiden
- no. 10,609 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 40 of 53 in Leiden
Scores per pillar
Ownership is the exception in the Noorderkwartier: 23 percent, the rest rented. In this part of Leiden-Noord more than half of households are single-person. Amenities score well (8.1), but nature (3.2), social cohesion (3.9) and housing (4.3) stay low, with 37 crimes per thousand residents. Property values are modest at €368,000. Income is average at €31,000 per resident.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Noorderkwartier calculated?
Noorderkwartier scores 3.9 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Noorderkwartier a safe neighbourhood?
Noorderkwartier scores 5.3 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (37.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.